Hayashigame (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

What's that song please?

Kidcky (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

My inspiration!

bangglitterboyXX (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

In a way its both. Its critazises but also exploits. x

friendsofthefruitsof (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

WARHOL and murakostabi is pretty well despised here in Tokyo.

friendsofthefruitsof (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

not so. watch the prices fall and some never recover. see people shedding murakostabi from thier collections.

OhHen (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Disrespect for youth? Perhaps this is one hierarchy we can superflat?

OhHen (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

This type of thing was interesting to me. If memory serves, the work produced seems to almost embrace, if not mirror the corporate model. Which to me seemed pretty disgusting being that it is these artificial law created entities which have come to control our world (and governments, including 'democracies') and thus lives. But, maybe by reading more of Murakami's essays? I came to see hierarchy that is in Japanese culture. So,indigenous? I am not commenting on all aspects of works. discussion ?

OhHen (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

It is not "pop art". But an art movement indigenous to Japan. In the US, Gore Vidal has said something like advertising is the only true modern art we have today. ? something along those lines. As for Manga/Anime/comics/cartoons. I am glad more people in the US have become more accepting of these mediums. Back in the early/mid 90s I had thought how closed minded the US was for totally dismissing them as only kids stuff. Adults have been the largest buyers of comic books in US anyway.

moyga (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

His motives and concepts are much more complicated than how they might outwardly appear from a shallow glance.

haydavisito (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

he's such a paradox. idk if he's criticizing or promoting consumerism.